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Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM

Letting Freedom Ring In Lexington

Letting Freedom Ring In Lexington
Downtown Lexington was a bustling place on Thursday as the annual Freedom Food Festival drew thousands to Main Street.Atotal of 2,084 meal tickets were sold, and all proceeds benefited participating local nonprofit organizations. (Joann Ware photos)

Hull’s Angels Inc. sold kids meals consisting of a hot dog, popcorn and a sno-cone served on a Frisbee.

Many volunteers in brightly coloredT-shirts were on hand to help ring up sales.

The first musical act of the evening was The Wilson Springs Hotel, a Virginia-based band specializing in Southern rock.

Rockbridge County High School’s baseball team in conjunction with Pure Eats won the Judge’s Choice award for their Angus burgers with a side of potato salad and deviled eggs.

Radio station 96.7 3WZ brought a prize wheel to the festival and had a live broadcast during the early evening.


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